Key Study Flashcards
Who did shader do the study with?
Emerson
How many babies did the study involve ?
60 babies. 31 male and 29 female
Where were the babies from?
Glasgow
What type of families were the majority of the babies from?
Skilled working class families
How often were the mothers visited?
Once a month for a year
Where were the mothers visited?
At home
What did the researcher do at the visit?
Ask the mother questions about the kind of protest their babies showed in seven everyday separations
An example of an everyday separation?
An adult leaving the room
What was this study designed to do?
Measure the infants attachment
What did the researcher also assess?
Stranger anxiety
What’s stranger anxiety?
The infants response to unfamiliar adults
What was found between 25&32 weeks of ages ?
About 50% of the babies showed signs of anxiety towards a Pritchard adults
Which adult was usually shown separation anxiety towards?
The mother
What is the attachment to a specific adult called?
Specific attachment
What did attachments tend to be closer to?
The person who was most interactive and sensitive to infant signals and facial expressions
